Alejandro Brittes and WSO String Quartet - Chamamé: Baroque and Guaraní
Alejandro Brittes and WSO String Quartet - Chamamé: Baroque and Guaraní
Upcoming concert of Alejandro Brittes Trio and Wichita Symphony Orchestra String Quartet on July 14th, 2025 at 7:30pm at Somewhere Works located at 235 N Emporia Ave, Wichita, KS 67202. The repertoire performed will include original works of Brittes´ "(L)Este" concert, as well as a selection of works from the Baroque period. Tickets are $29.
Alejandro Brittes interprets chamamé, a music and dance genre forged of Baroque and Indigenous Guaraní influences in the Jesuit Missions of southern South America encompassing Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, etc. Chamamé has been declared as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
Brazil-based Argentine composer and accordionist Alejandro Brittes explores his chamamé heritage. Brittes recently toured the U.S. in 2024 being featured at Stanford Live, TOArts, Music in Corrales, San José Jazz, etc. The ensemble also does multilingual community outreach, masterclasses, etc.
Brittes Trio is composed of Alejandro Brittes (accordion), André Ely (seven-stringed guitar), and Carlos de Césaro (contrabass). WSO String Quartet consists of Wichita Symphony musicians Timothy Jones (violin), Addison Wegerle (violin), Ricardo Cavalcante de Oliveira (viola), and Leonid Shukaev (cello).
"Premier exponent of Chamamé" - Boston Globe
"The festival’s most unanticipated delight was a set by Alejandro Brittes" -San Francisco Classical Voice
Brittes is touring the U.S. in June/July 2025, being featured at The Cedar in Minneapolis (in collaboration with Havana Quartet and Son de Cuerdas), International Accordion Kings in Lafayette, LA presented by Steve Riley, Lotus Education and Arts in Bloomington, IN, A World of Accordions Museum, etc. They also will be doing a collaboration with Ensemble Ibérica in Kansas City.